GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL ACC Champions 1985, 1990, 1993 Final Four 1990, NCAA Tournament appearances

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1 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL ACC Champions 1985, 1990, 1993 Final Four 1990, NCAA Tournament appearances Schedule/Results O28 GEORGIA STATE (exhibition) L, N2 FAULKNER (exhibition) 7:30 p.m. N10 vs. UCLA (21/18) 11:30 p.m. N19 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 2 p.m. N22 TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY 7:30 p.m. N24 NORTH TEXAS 4 p.m. N28 NORTHWESTERN (19/20) 7 p.m. D1 GRAMBLING STATE 7:30 p.m. D3 TENNESSEE 6 p.m. D6 at Wofford 7 p.m. D17 FLORIDA A&M 4 p.m. D19 at Georgia 9 p.m. D22 WRIGHT STATE 9 p.m. D27 COPPIN STATE 7:30 p.m. D30 at Notre Dame (14/14) tba J3 MIAMI (13/12) 9 p.m. J6 YALE 7 p.m. J10 NOTRE DAME (14/14) 7 p.m. J13 at Pittsburgh 2 p.m. J18 VIRGINIA 8 p.m. J20 at North Carolina (9/9) 2 p.m. J24 at Florida State 7 p.m. J28 CLEMSON 6 p.m. J31 SYRACUSE 8 p.m. F4 at Boston College 12 p.m. F8 at Louisville (16/16) 7 p.m. F11 DUKE (1/1) 6 p.m. F14 at Wake Forest 9 p.m. F17 VIRGINIA TECH 12 p.m. F21 at Virginia 7 p.m. F24 at Clemson 3 p.m. M1 NC STATE 8 p.m. M3 WAKE FOREST 12 p.m. M6-10 ACC Tournament (Brooklyn, N.Y.) * ACC Tournament, Brooklyn, N.Y.; #National Invitation Tournament All times Eastern; home games in ALL CAPS (AP/USA) - rankings in AP/coaches polls at time of game, current rankings for upcoming games (rv=receiving votes) TELEVISION: Play-by-play Analyst ESPN2 Roxy Bernstein Bill Walton RADIO: Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network Play-by-play Andy Demetra Analyst Randy Waters Engineer Miller Pope In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM Satellite n/a Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com TuneIn buzz.gt/livetunein COMMUNICATIONS GTMBB contact Mike Stamus Phone (ofc), (cell) mstamus@athletics.gatech.edu SOCIAL MEDIA: #TogetherWeSwarm Official Twitter/in-game Coach Josh Facebook gtmensbasketball Instagram gtmensbasketball GEORGIA TECH (0-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. #21/18 UCLA (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) GAME 1 Pac-12 China Game November 11, :30 p.m. Shanghai time Tech Opens Season vs. UCLA Georgia Tech opens its season halfway around the world Friday night when the Yellow Jackets take on No. 21/18 UCLA as part of the fourth annual Pac-12 China Game at Baoshan Arena in Shanghai, China. The Yellow Jackets enter their second season under head coach Josh Pastner, the 2017 ACC Coach of the year, after going overall, finishing 8-10 (11th) in the ACC and reaching the championship game of the NIT last season. Tech has played two exhibition games in preparation for its season opener, a loss to crosstown foe Georgia State on Oct. 28 in a game organized to aid hurricane relief efforts, and a win over NAIA member Faulkner on Nov. 2. UCLA, entering its fifth season under head coach Steve Alford, went 31-5 overall last season and 15-3 in the Pac-12, reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his four seasons in Westwood. The Bruins won their only exhibition game before departing for China, over Cal State-Los Angeles. The Tech-UCLA game will be played at 12:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, local time in Shanghai, which is 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, in the Eastern time zone of the United States. The game will be televised live on ESPN to a national audience. Radio coverage is provided by the Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network and can be heard in Atlanta on flagship station 680 the Fan (680 AM/93.7 FM). ROSTER AT-A-GLANCE (#indicates returning starters) 4 Brandon Evan Tadric Justin 24 5 Josh 2 Shembari GAME INFORMATION Site Shanghai, China Venue Baoshan Arena Series vs. UCLA Tech trails, 1-3 At neutral sites tied 1-1 Last meeting 11/22/2006, UCLA won, 88-73, in Maui GEORGIA TECH Rankings (AP/coaches/RPI) nr / nr / na Record (17-4 home, 3-10 away, 1-2 neutral) Post-Season reached finals of the NIT Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) Career record/at Georgia Tech (8th yr) / (1st yr) Record vs. UCLA 0-0 FAULKNER Rankings (AP/coaches/RPI) 21 / 18 / na Record 31-5 (15-3 home, 8-2 away, 7-2 neutral) Post-Season NCAA Sweet 16 Head coach Steve Alford (Indiana, 1987) Career record/at UCLA (27th yr) / (5th yr) Record vs. Georgia Tech 1-1 Alston... G Jr... Vienna, Va > Graduate transfer from Lehigh, eligible immediately, has 2 yrs eligibility at Tech, 62 games, 11 starts at Lehigh Jose Alvarado... G Fr... Brooklyn, N.Y > 3-star point guard prospect, led Christ the King HS to two NYC titles Jon Brown... G Fr... Miami, Fla > non-scholarship player from Sports Leadership and Management Academy Cole... F Fr... Cumming, Ga > Versatile big forward who originally signed with UNC Wilmington, 3-time all-region and Forsyth Co. POY Abdoulaye Gueye... F r-Jr... Dakar, Senegal ppg rpg > Played in 20 games, 3 starts (10.1 mpg), missed last 14 games with fractured wrist Curtis Haywood II... G Fr... Oklahoma City, Okla > 3-star wing prospect, helped lead Brewster Academy (N.H.) to undefeated season & national title in Jackson... G Sr... Tifton, Ga > Tech s third-leading scorer, 44.6% FG, 32.5% on 3s, 12 double-digit efforts in Tech s final 16 games Evan Jester... F Fr... Riverdale, Ga > non-scholarship player from Sandy Creek HS Ben Lammers#... C Sr... San Antonio, Texas > 2nd-team All-ACC, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, 16 double-doubles, No. 3 in ACC in reb. avg., No. 4 in FG% Moore... G So... San Diego, Calif > Started 18 of Tech s first 19 games, off the bench thereafter, 16.8 mpg in ACC games, 2.4 apg overall Sylvester Ogbonda... C r-So... Port Harcourt, Nigeria > Played in 8 ACC games and 4 NIT games off the bench (57 total minutes), red-shirted in Okogie#... G So... Snellville, Ga > ACC All-Freshman team, scored 3rd-most points for freshman in Tech history, ranked 15th in ACC in scoring avg. Phillips... G Jr... Atlanta, Ga > Transfer from Tennessee, must sit out the season, played in 64 games, 24 starts, over two seasons Malachi Rice... G Fr... Indianapolis, Ind > non-scholarship player from Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School Avu Schafer... C Fr... Osaka, Japan > non-scholarship player who prepped at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire Moses Wright... F Fr... Raleigh, N.C > Developing frontcourt prospect, grown four inches, 40 pounds since sophomore year, 7-foot-2 wingpsan GAME COACHES NOTES 1

2 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TECH NOTEBOOK GAME NOTES Tech Team Statistics Category #ACC *NCAA Scoring offense Scoring defense Scoring margin Field goal pct Field goal pct. def pt FG pct pt FG made pt FG pct. def pt FG allowed n/a Free throw pct FT made Rebound average Rebound margin O-Reb per game D-Reb per game Assists per game Turnover margin Assist/TO ratio Turnovers per game Turnovers forced Blocks per game Steals per game Fouls per game #ACC rankings through games of April 3 *NCAA rankings (351 teams ranked) through games of April 3 Games Started Player Consec Career Conf. Abdoulaye Gueye Norman Harris Josh Heath *53 29 Corey Heyward Tadric Jackson Ben Lammers Christian Matthews Kellen McCormick Shaheed Medlock Justin Moore Sylvester Ogbonda Josh Okogie Jodan Price Rand Rowland Quinton Stephens *includes starts at previous school Career ACC includes ACC Tournament starts Non-Conference Breakdown Team Record Conf. RPI* RPI# Result Alcorn State W, Georgia NIT L, N. Carolina A&T W, Ohio L, Penn State L, Sam Houston St W, Southern W, Tennessee L, Tennessee Tech W, Tulane W, VCU NCAA W, Wofford W, GT Strength of schedule rank (overall): 64 GT Strength of schedule rank (non-conference): 267 *CBSSports.com (through games of March 12) #CBSSports.com (at time of the game) The Starting Lineup Beginning with UCLA, ranked No. 21 in the preseason Associated Press poll and No. 18 by the coaches, Georgia Tech faces a schedule that includes eight games against teams ranked in the top 25 of the preseason polls. That includes Northwestern (19/20) in the non-conference slate, as well as Duke (1/1), defending national champion North Carolina (9/9), Miami (13/12), Notre Dame (14/14) and Louisville (16/16). Of that group, the Jackets face only Notre Dame twice. Georgia Tech has not played a team ranked in the AP or coaches preseason top 25 to open the season since Nov. 26, 1993, when the Yellow Jackets dropped an decision to No. 5 Michigan in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic in Springfield, Mich. Tech also has not lost a season opener since the season, an loss at home to UNC Greensboro. Sports Illustrated rates Georgia Tech s defense No. 6 in its pre-season projection of the top 50 defenses in Division I. Ben Lammers (first team) and Josh Okogie (second team) were named to the preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference team by the media at the conference s annual Operation Basketball media day. Lammers is one of 20 Division I players named to the preseason watch list for the Kareen Abdul Jabbar Award, given annually to the nation s top center. Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook has projected Georgia Tech to finish ninth in the 15-team ACC, and tabbed Ben Lammers to its All-ACC team. In Tech s exhibition loss to Georgia State, three of the Yellow Jackets four freshman started, and the foursome combined to play 102 of the available 200 minutes. Series vs. UCLA Georgia Tech and UCLA are meeting for the fifth time in a series that dates back to The last meeting took place in the finals of the 2006 Maui Invitational, in which the Bruins captured an victory. Tech s only win in the series occurred in the Wooden Classic at Arrowhead Pond in Anahaim, Calif., on Dec. 2, 2000, a Yellow Jacket triumph. The other two meetings in the series came against John Wooden-coached Bruin teams in 1966 and 1969, both in the Bruin Classic at Pauley Pavilion. Tech is facing UCLA head coach Steve Alford for the third time. The two previous meetings took place while Alford was the head coach at Iowa. The Yellow Jackets lost to Iowa, 85-67, in the 2000 ACC-Big Ten Challenge, and defeated the Hawkeyes , in the 2003 postseason NIT. Both games took place at Des Moines. Georgia Tech Overseas Georgia Tech s game against UCLA will mark the second time in which the Yellow Jackets have played a regularseason game in a foreign country, and the fourth time in which the Jackets have visited a foreign land overall. The Yellow Jackets knocked off Boston College (65-62) and SMU (63-54) in an event called the Suntory Ball on Dec , The Yellow Jackets also played a single game against Richmond (a victory) in The Bahamas in the 2010 Battle4Atlantis, part of a doubleheader which was the forerunner of the full eight-team Battle of Atlantis which exists today. Tech played four exhibition games in Cuba to start the season, splitting a pair of games each against the University of Havana and the Havana Yacht Club. Tech also visited France prior in August/September of 1991, a two-week summer trip in which the Yellow Jackets played a series of games against French professional teams. Tech has played in three early regular-season tournaments in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico (1997, 2010) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (2007). Series vs. UCLA Overall: Georgia Tech trails, 1-3 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-2, Neutral: /1... a1 L /2... a1 L n1 W / /5... n2 L a1-bruin Classic (Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif.); n1-wooden Classic (Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, Calif.); n2-ea Sports Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii) Just Georgia Tech, please... The Georgia Institute of Technology is the official title, but Georgia Tech will work fine, or just Tech (unless you re in Virginia or Texas). We would appreciate it if you would use our name in those ways. Georgia Tech University is incorrect. Thank you. By the Numbers 1 SEC Championships 1 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar 1 Naismith Award winner 2 Final Four appearances 2 ACC regular-season titles 2 ACC Players of the Year 2 National Freshmen of the Year 3 ACC Championships 3 Years a Member of the Metro Conference 5 First-team All-America players 6 Jersey numbers retired 6 Academic All-Americans 7 NCAA Sweet 16 appearances 8 Wins over teams ranked No. 1 8 NBA lottery picks 12 ACC Rookie of the Year honorees 14 Head coaches in program history 16 NCAA Tournament berths 18 NBA first-round draft picks 25 Total postseason berths (NCAA and NIT) 32 Years a Member of the SEC 38 Years a Member of the ACC 47 Players taken in the NBA Draft 47 Players selected All-ACC 228 Weeks ranked in either AP or Coaches Poll 2

3 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL TECH NOTEBOOK Georgia Tech Quick Facts Official Name: Georgia Institute of Technology Location: Atlanta, Ga. Enrollment: 25,000 Founded: 1885 Colors: Old Gold and White Nickname: Yellow Jackets, Ramblin Wreck Mascot: Buzz (Yellow Jacket) Fight Songs: Ramblin Wreck, White and Gold Conference: Atlantic Coast (ACC) Home Arena: McCamish Pavilion (capacity 8,600) President: Dr. G.P. Bud Peterson Director of Athletics: Todd Stansbury Faculty Rep. for Athletics: Dr. Charles L. Isbell, Jr. Head Coach: Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) Record at Tech: (1st season) Overall: (8th season) ACC Regular Season: 8-10 ACC Tournament: 0-1 NCAA Tournament: 2-4 Assistant Coaches: Tavaras Hardy (Northwestern, 2002), 2nd season Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech, 2001), 4th season Eric Reveno (Stanford, 1989), 2nd season Dir. of Recruiting and Compliance: Julian Swartz (Carroll College, 2005) Dir. of Player Personnel: Mario West (Georgia Tech, 2007) Director of Scouting: Tyler Benson (St. Bonaventure, 2009) Player Development Coach: Dan Taylor (Franklin Pierce, 2002) Athletic Trainer: Richard Stewart (Salisbury, 2005) Basketball History 103rd season: 1st game, Feb. 17, 1906 vs. Auburn All-time Record: 1,349-1,207 Winning/Losing/.500 Seasons: 53 / 45 / 4 NCAA Appearances (16): record 1960, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 Final Fours (2): 1990, 2004 NIT Appearances (9): 14-9 record 1970, 1971, 1984, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2016, 2017 ACC Championships (3): 1985, 1990, 1993 ACC Regular-Season Titles (2): 1985 (tie), 1996 ACC Regular-Season Record (38th season): ( home, road) ACC Tournament Record: SEC Championships (1): 1938 SEC Regular-Season Titles (1): 1937 SEC Regular-Season Record ( ): Metro Conf. Regular-Season Record ( ): 9-10 Record at McCamish Pavilion: 5th season, Record at Alexander Memorial Coliseum: 55 seasons, Record at Philips Arena: 7-11 Record at Arena at Gwinnett Center: 4-1 Record at Georgia Dome: 9-5 All-Time Head Coaches: 14 ACC Head Coaches: 5 All-America Selections: 14 (12 players) Consensus All-Americans: 2 First-Team All-Americans: 5 National Players of the Year: 1 All-ACC Selections: 51 times (30 players) ACC Players of the Year: 2 ACC Rookies of the Year: 11 ACC Coaches of the Year: 5 (3 coaches) ACC Tournament MVPs: 3 ACC All-Freshman Team: 15 Tech s Modern Miracle Georgia Tech played in its first National Invitation Tournament championship game in 46 years in 2017, capping an inaugural season under head coach Josh Pastner that defied all pre-season projections and expectations. Tech won 21 games and an 8-10 ACC record for the second straight year after being picked to finish 14th in the conference. Along the way, the Yellow Jackets knocked off No. 9 North Carolina, the eventual national champion, No. 6 Florida State and No. 14 Notre Dame, as well as Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh and Syracuse in conference play. Tech defeated Indiana and Belmont at home in the first two rounds of the NIT, completing a school-record 17-win home schedule, then went on the road to defeat Ole Miss to reach its first NIT final four since Once there, the Yellow Jackets won their semifinal game over CSU Bakersfield before losing in the championship game to TCU. The Yellow Jackets return their top three scorers sophomore guard Josh Okogie, senior center Ben Lammers and senior guard Tadric Jackson from that team. Lammers, who ranked No. 3 in the nation in blocked shots and No. 4 in the ACC in rebounding, earned second-team All-ACC honors and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Okogie, who accumulated the third-most points of any Tech freshman in program history, was named to the ACC All-Freshman team. Year 2 of Rebuild for Tech Basketball Georgia Tech is beginning its 103rd season of basketball in under second-year head coach Josh Pastner, the 14th head coach in program history. Pastner, 40, compiled a record over seven seasons as the head coach at Memphis, where the Tigers earned bids to the NCAA Tournament four times. He was tied for the 10th most wins for a head coach in his first seven seasons in Division I basketball history, and was the second winningest active coach under the age of 40 in NCAA Division I. Despite his young age, Pastner has been involved in basketball at the Division I level for 20 years, as a player and an assistant coach at Arizona, and as an assistant coach and the head coach at Memphis. He has been a part of teams that have won 490 games, played in 17 NCAA Tournaments and 18 total post-season events. Teams he has been involved with have won 12 conference tournament or regular-season championships, advanced to seven Sweet Sixteens, five Elite Eights, two Final Fours and two NCAA championship games. Storylines for Despite the fact that Georgia Tech lost six seniors from the squad, its top three scorers and two of its top three rebounders from that team - Josh Okogie (16.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg), Ben Lammers (14.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg) and Tadric Jackson (12.1 ppg) - return for Pastner s second season on The Flats. Five players who averaged 10 or more minutes per game return for Georgia Tech is the only ACC team that has three returning players who averaged 12 points or more per game in This year s Georgia Tech team has only two seniors - second-team All-ACC center Ben Lammers and guard Tadric Jackson, who finished second in the ACC Sixth-Man Award voting - and 12 scholarship players altogether. The other holdovers include ACC All-freshman guard Josh Okogie, 6-4 sophomore point guard Justin Moore, 6-9 junior forward Abdoulaye Gueye and 6-10 sophomore center Sylvester Ogbonda. The Yellow Jackets welcome four freshmen and two transfers, and turned over their entire walk-on group, meaning there are 10 new faces on the 16-man roster. Guard Brandon Alston, a graduate transfer from Lehigh University, has two years of eligibility remaining and is eligible to play immediately. Guard Shembari Phillips, a transfer from Tennessee, also has two years of eligibility remaining but must sit out this season. The freshman group includes 6-foot point guard Jose Alvarado from Brooklyn, N.Y., 6-5 guard Curtis Haywood II from Oklahoma City, Okla., 6-9 forward Evan Cole of Cumming, Ga., and 6-9 forward Moses Wright of Raleigh, N.Y. The Jackets have three scholarships to give for the 2018 recruiting class. Reflecting growing interest in Georgia Tech s program in Year 2 under Josh Pastner, 15 of the Yellow Jackets 31 regular-season games will be televised on an ESPN network, including five of the team s non-conference games. Three other non-conference games will be aired either on the ACC Network or the ACC s Regional Sports (Cable) Network. Every ACC game will be televised. Twenty-seven of Georgia Tech s 31 regular-season games will be broadcast on linear broadcast television, a program record, including all 18 Atlantic Coast Conference games. Fifteen of those 27 televised games will air on one of the ESPN networks. The four remaining games will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, available on the ESPN app. Tech to Open Season in China Georgia Tech will open its regular season against UCLA in the 2017 Pac-12 China Game presented by the Alibaba Group. Longtime Pac-12 partner Federation of University Sports of China (FUSC), which operates under China s Ministry of Education, serves as the co-host for the game. The 2017 Pac-12 China Game between UCLA and Georgia Tech will tip off the basketball season and be broadcast live on ESPN at 11:30 p.m. Friday night, Nov. 10. The game is part of Pac-12 Global, an unprecedented effort to promote goodwill for the Conference and its member institutions through sport, and to provide student-athletes with a transformative cultural exchange experience. The UCLA game in China will be the second time in program history that Georgia Tech will travel to East Asia for a regular-season men s basketball game. The Yellow Jackets played Boston College and SMU in the 1986 Suntory Ball event in Tokyo, Japan, winning both games. Other regular-season trips outside the 50 states for Tech in its basketball history include the 1997 Puerto Rico Shootout (Bayamon, P.R.), the 2007 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) and the 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, P.R.). Tech also played four regular-season games in Cuba during the season. Tech and UCLA will be meeting for the fifth time. The Bruins have won three of the previous four contests, most recently in the championship game of the 2006 Maui Invitational Highlights Georgia Tech played in the NIT for the ninth time, and made it to the finals for the first time since 1971, when the Yellow Jackets lost to North Carolina in the championship game. It was the 25th postseason appearance overall in program history. Tech defeated four top-100 RPI teams in the NIT - Indiana (79), Belmont (60), Ole Miss (77) and CSU Bakersfield (76). TCU was No. 67, and Tech, at No. 106, was the lowestranked team in the NIT final four. Tech won 20 games for the second straight year and for the 16th time in program history. Only six of those have come in the last 20 years. Tech has not had back-to-back 20-win seasons since and Tech s 21 wins with head coach Josh Pastner represented the most for a first-year head coach in Tech history. The previous high was 17 under Paul Hewitt in and Roy Mundorff in Tech had the sixth most efficient defense in the country according to KenPom.com, giving up 91.0 points per 100 possessions. The Yellow Jackets were the highest-ranked team in the nation in that category not playing in the NCAA GAME COACHES NOTES 3

4 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TECH NOTEBOOK GAME NOTES Tech s Record At home On the road At neutral sites Vs. top-10 opponents Vs. top-25 opponents Vs. teams over Vs. teams under Vs. teams at While in the top In November In December In January In February In March In April Wearing white uniforms Wearing gold uniforms Wearing navy uniforms Wearing black uniforms Game is decided by 5 pts. or fewer Game is decided by 10 or fewer Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Leading with 5:00 to play Trailing with 5:00 to play Tied with 5:00 to play In overtime games After a bye in the ACC schedule Tech scores 100 or more points Tech scores 70 or more points Tech scores less than 70 points Opponent scores 100 or more points Opponent scores 70 or more Opponent scores less than Opponent scores less than Tech shoots 50 pct. or better Opponent shoots 50 pct. or better Opponent shoots under 40 pct Tech has a higher FG% than opponent Tech has a lower FG% than opponent FG percentage is even Tech has more 3-point FGs Tech has fewer 3-point FGs point FGs are even Tech attempts more FT than opponent Tech attempts fewer FT than opponent Free throw attempts are even Tech outrebounds opponent Opponent outrebounds Tech Rebounds are even Tech has fewer turnovers than opponent Tech has more turnovers than opponent Turnovers are even Tech has more assists than turnovers Committing more fouls Committing fewer fouls Fouls are even /more Jackets score in double figures A Jacket scores 20 or more A Jacket scores 30 or more Scoring more bench points Scoring fewer bench points Bench scoring is even Tournament. Tech ranked 13th nationally in field goal percentage defense, 51st in scoring defense and No. 4 in blocked shots per game. The Jackets ranked No. 1 in the ACC in field goal percentage defense (39.8 pct.), and No. 4 in scoring defense (66.8 ppg). Tech set a program season record for blocked shots with 221, led by Ben Lammers 122. That beat the previous mark of 209 set by the team, which was led by Alvin Jones school-record 141. Tech managed to win eight ACC games and reach the postseason despite ranking 14th in the ACC in scoring, 15th in field goal percentage and three-point percentage, and 14th in free throw percentage. The Jackets ranked No. 267 in adjusted offensive efficiency, according to KenPom.com. Ben Lammers per game scoring average increase over the season was the third-best in the ACC, behind John Collins of Wake Forest and Matt Farrell of Notre Dame. Tadric Jackson (+7.4), Quinton Stephens (+5.4) and Josh Heath (+2.6) more than doubled their scoring outputs over last season. Three keys for Tech to win - The Jackets were 21-3 when they shot a better percentage from the floor than their opponent, were 17-0 when scoring 70 points and 20-4 when attempting more free throws than the opponent. Georgia Tech was 4-4 against teams in the top 25 of CBSSports.com s RPI rankings, and defeated 10 top-100 teams. The Yellow Jackets established a new program record for home wins in a season (17-4). The team went 16-1 at home. Georgia Tech defeated three AP top-25 teams in Pastner s first season (No. 9 North Carolina, No. 6 Florida State, No. 14 Notre Dame), the most in one season for the program since the Yellow Jackets went 4-3 vs. top-25 teams in Tech had beaten as many as three top-25 teams in one season six times prior to Tech beat two AP top-10 teams No. 9 North Carolina and No. 6 Florida State the first time the Yellow Jackets had defeated multiple top-10 teams in the same season since (No. 5 Wake Forest in the regular season and No. 2 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament). It was the first time since that the Jackets have beaten multiple top-10 teams in the regular season (No. 1 Connecticut, No. 10 Wake Forest, No. 3 Duke). It is the 18th time in program history that Tech has defeated multiple top-10 teams in the same season. Tech was one of two teams to finish the regular season with a winning record (3-2) against the top four seeds in the ACC Tournament (Virginia was the other). Against TCU in the final game, Tech started Josh Heath, Corey Heyward, Ben Lammers, Josh Okogie and Quinton Stephens for the 19th time this season, and for the 18th time in Tech s last 19 games. Tadric Jackson started Tech s game against Pitt in the ACC Tournament in place of Heyward. Three Yellow Jackets Lammers, Okogie and Stephens started every game this season. Tech played its last 15 games without backup forward Abdoulaye Gueye (fractured wrist). Pastner meter 1 (assists to made field goals): Tech assisted on 89 of 126 field goals in its five NIT games combined (70.6 percent). Tech finished the season at 62.6 percent (63.2 percent in ACC games). Pastner meter 2 (free throws made to opponents attempts): Tech made 10-of-17 free throws to TCU s 13-of-16 (goal of making more than opponent tries not accomplished). Tech was 73-of-105 (69.5 percent) in five NIT games, compared to 48-of-61 for its opponents. Georgia Tech s national ranking in scoring defense (51st), blocks per game (4th) and fewest personal fouls per game (23rd) were the highest for any of the eight teams Josh Pastner has coached, and the Jackets No. 13 ranking in field goal percentage yield was the second highest. Player Highlights Josh Okogie posted 32 double-digit scoring games last season, including Tech s last 16 straight games, last failing to do so vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 28. He averaged a team-high 16.1 points per game, and was Tech s highest-scoring freshman since Dion Glover (18.4 ppg) in Only six times in Tech history has a freshman led the Jackets in scoring. Okogie was named to the NIT All-Tournament team after scoring 34 points in the two games in New York. In five NIT games, Okogie averaged a team-high 19.8 points, 46.5 percent from the floor and 75.7 percent from the foul line. He also averaged 7.4 rebounds and had 14 assists against six turnovers. Okogie finished the season with 596 points. The only other freshmen in Tech history to score more points were Kenny Anderson (721 in 35 games) and Stephon Marbury (679 in 36 games). Ben Lammers scored in dobule digits in 31 of 37 games last season. Lammers blocked three shots against TCU, finishing the season with 125 blocks, the second-highest season total ever for a Tech player. Alvin Jones holds the Tech season record with 141 in Lammers averaged 3.38 blocks per game, which ranked No. 3 nationally and led the ACC. He also holds fifth place at Tech in career blocks with 176. Lammers averaged 13.6 points and 8.6 rebounds in NIT games, and hit 25-of-47 from the floor (53.2 percent). Tadric Jackson scored 19 points (8-of-14 from the floor) against TCU, his 13th double-digit effort in Tech s last 17 games. The junior guard finished the season as Tech s third leading scorer (12.1 ppg), the fourth reserve in Tech history to average in double figures. Jackson was named to the All-NIT team after scoring 31 points in the two games at Madison Square Garden (14.0 points in five NIT games). Pastner, Lammers, Okogie Capture ACC Honors Georgia Tech s first-year head coach Josh Pastner was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year, and the Yellow Jackets captured their biggest haul of ACC honors in recent memory as junior center Ben Lammers was named second-team All-ACC and conference Defensive Player of the Year, while first-year player Josh Okogie was named to the ACC s All-Freshman Team. It was the first time since 2013 that Tech has had honorees in multiple categories, and also the first time since 2013 that Tech has had more than one individual honored. Pastner, in his first year on The Flats, earned 24 of the 53 votes cast, three times that of the second-place coach. He becomes the third different Tech head man to be named ACC Coach of the Year, joining Bobby Cremins (1983, 1985, 1996) and Paul Hewitt, who captured the honor in his first season of Lammers, a 6-10 junior center, was the fourth Tech center to earn All-ACC honors in program history, joining John Salley (1986), Alvin Jones (2001) and Daniel Miller (2014) and gave the Yellow Jackets a second-team all-conference player for the second year in a row. He received the eighth-most votes overall in all-conference balloting. Lammers was the leading vote-getter for the ACC s All-Defensive team and is the fifth Tech player to make that team, but the first to be named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, for which he received 37 of the 53 votes. Lammers came in second to Wake Forest s John Collins in voting for the ACC s Most Improved Player. Okogie, the 15th Yellow Jacket to make the ACC All- Freshman team, was the fourth-leading vote-getter for that team, but only two votes shy of leader Dennis Smith, who received 36 of the 53 votes for ACC Freshman of the Year. Tadric Jackson, a 6-2 junior guard, received four votes for the ACC s Sixth Man of the Year award (second-most), which 4

5 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL TECH NOTEBOOK The Last Time a Jacket... Scored 30 or more points: Josh Okogie, 35 vs. Florida State, 1/25/17 Led Tech in scoring off the bench: Tadric Jackson, 19 vs. TCU, 3/30/17 Grabbed 15 or more rebounds: Ben Lammers, 15 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/7/17 Had 10 or more assists: Josh Heath, 10 vs. NC State, 1/15/17 Had a double-double: Ben Lammers (15 pts/11 reb) vs. CSU Bakersfield, 3/28/17 Played 40 minutes in regulation: Ben Lammers vs. Ole Miss, 3/21/17 Played every minute of an overtime game: Alvin Jones (45 minutes, 1 OT) vs. New Orleans, 11/27/98 Played every minute of a multiple-ot game: Matt Harpring (50 minutes, 2 OT) vs. North Carolina, The Last Time the Jackets... Scored 100 or more points: vs. Cornell ( win), 11/13/15 Scored 100 or more points in regulation: vs. Cornell ( win), 11/13/15 Scored 100 or more points in consecutive games: vs. Jackson St. (100-70) on 11/13/06 and Georgia St. (103-74) on 11/16/06 Scored 100 or more points twice in one season: vs. Cornell (116-81), 11/13/15 and Green Bay (107-77) on 11/19/15 Allowed 100 or more points: vs. Duke ( loss) on 1/4/17 Allowed 100 or more points in regulation: vs. Duke ( loss) on 1/4/17 Shot 60 percent or better:.603 (47-78) vs. Cornell, 11/13/15 Failed to make a three-point basket: 0-for-12 vs. Virginia, 1/22/15 Did not allow a three-point basket: 0-for-11 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/5/16 Failed to make a free throw: 0-for-6 vs. Duke, 1/7/14 Grabbed 50 or more rebounds: 50 vs. Arkansas, 11/26/15 Two players had a double-double: Ben Lammers (12 pts/10 reb) and Josh Okogie (14 pts/10 reb) at Notre Dame, 2/26/17 Two players had 10 or more rebounds: Ben Lammers (10) and Josh Okogie (10) at Notre Dame, 2/26/17 Had 25 or more assists: 25 vs. Tusculum, 2/7/17 Blocked 10 or more shots: 10 at Virginia Tech, 1/18/17 Had 15 or more steals: 15 vs. North Carolina, 12/31/16 Had fewer than 10 turnovers: 7 vs. CSU Bakersfield, 3/28/17 Had five or more players in double-figures in points: Five players vs. NC State, 1/15/17 Had no player score 10 or more points: Virginia (lost 57-28), 1/22/15 Had no player play 30 minutes: vs. Tusculum, 2/7/17 Won by 30 or more points: Green Bay (107-77), 11/19/15 Won by 40 or more points: Kentucky State (98-50), 1/30/10 Won by 50 or more points: Winston-Salem State (97-46), 1/3/07 Played an overtime game: VCU (won 76-73), 12/7/16 Defeated a Top 10 team: #6/8 Florida State (78-56), 1/25/17 Defeated a Top 25 team: #14/12 Notre Dame (62-60), 1/28/17 Defeated a Top 10 team on the road: #7/7 Syracuse (67-62), 3/4/14 Defeated a Top 25 team on the road: #23/23 Miami (70-50), 1/28/15 Had a game postponed: Boston College (in Atlanta), 2/12/14 (weather) Had a game cancelled: Fordham (in Atlanta), 11/27/10 (weather) went to Virginia Tech s Seth Allen in a landslide (43 of 53 votes). Pastner Reaps More Honors First-year Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner picked up a couple more honors after being named ACC Coach of the Year. He was named District 2 Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (District 2 covers the ACC footprint and its member institutions), and also was named the John Whack Hyder Georgia College Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The Tipoff Club award is named for Whack Hyder, who led Tech s program from After the season, Sports Illustrated honored Pastner as Best At Beating SI s Projections, Major Conference, saying, Last fall, a certain member of the punditry made the now-infamous claim that Pastner was presiding over one of the worst major-conference rosters ever. SI s projection system wasn t that harsh, but it didn t love the Yellow Jackets, ranking them 204th in the preseason. Pastner proceeded to build the nation s No. 6-ranked defense around rim-protector Ben Lammers. That helped Tech upset North Carolina, Notre Dame, Florida State and Syracuse in the regular season, finish as the NIT runner-up and rank 77th in efficiency. ACC Coaches on Tech I cannot say enough, I don t have to say anything -- Josh [Pastner] was coach of the year in the toughest conference in the country -- but I can t say enough really about the job he s done with that team. Their defensive numbers are top 10 in the nation in terms of points per possession. - Belmont coach Rick Byrd following Tech s NIT win on March 19 Tremendous atmosphere. Golly. We love the opportunity to play in the NIT but, as a lot of you know, sometimes places don t get as excited about that as they ought to. This place was excited about an NIT game and it was a great atmosphere. - Belmont coach Rick Byrd following Tech s NIT win on March 19 I don t think you look great too often against Georgia Tech. They scrum the game up. That s the beauty in how they play. - Pittsburgh coach Kevin Stallings following March 7 ACC Tournament game They ve done a great job. I think they play with purpose. They know exactly what they re doing. They re a very difficult team to play against. This team beat North Carolina, Florida State, Notre Dame. Those are three top-20 teams, really top- 15 teams. And Josh has done a great job with that team. - Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim It shows that, when you have guys working together, really good coaching, the improvement of players... Josh has done a great job with his staff, and it s a great story. They re five guys playing as one. They re a solid unit that has good concepts offensively and defensively. And then the improvement of a player of Lammers from one year to the other, and Jackson, too. They re great for our league. It shows how strong our league is. - Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on the Feb. 20 ACC Teleconference Georgia Tech has an outstanding brand that was established by my good friend Bobby Cremins, so it s not a program that s not won. It s a program that won big but hasn t won for a while and they ve locked into that and have that spirit back. - Krzyzewski again I think Josh has done a fabulous job. He s done some really unique things on both ends of the floor. With what they re doing with their triangle stuff offensively is a difficult preparation. It s very, very hard to guard. And then the changing zone defenses and then you ve got the rim protector in (Ben) Lammers back there, they re hard to score against. They re just a really tough preparation and it certainly isn t a fluke. - Notre Dame s Mike Brey on the Feb. 20 ACC Teleconference They were more aggressive, they got the ball where they wanted to get it more than we did. As the game went along, they got more confidence and more confidence. And we got tighter. I didn t expect that and didn t see that coming. But again, their coach did a much better job of getting their guys ready to play than I did. - North Carolina s Roy Williams after Tech s Dec. 31 victory I was really so frustrated about the way we played down there that day. I didn t give them enough credit. They ve had a fantastic year. It s shown. I m hoping they make the NCAA Tournament. - North Carolina s Roy Williams on the Feb. 20 ACC Teleconference Josh has just taken a team that nobody expected to be even competitive, never mind get an NCAA berth, (to tournament consideration). It s great to see because Josh is a tremendous young man and he s doing an outstanding job. - Louisville coach Rick Pitino I said after the first time we played them that they were better than people realized, and it s proven to be true. They re good. I said that this team was more talented than people realized. Ben Lammers is one of the best centers in our league. Defensively he s a problem around the rim, blocking shots, altering shots. Josh Okogie s one of the best freshmen in our league, and he s continued to get better. Josh Heath just runs their team, doesn t make mistakes, doesn t turn the ball over. Quinton Stephens is a senior who s been through the wars of this league, and is quietly averaging 12 and 8. Tadric Jackson is one of those big, strong guards that s a problem. They don t have as much depth as some of the teams in our league, but they re starting five or six is very good. Josh and his staff have done a great job of creating a system that they can be successful in. - Clemson s Brad Brownell He s doing a phenomenal job. He hired a really good staff. Ben Lammers is going to be the most improved player in the league. [Josh Okogie] may be one of the freshman of the year if you take out the one-and-dones. Josh has gone a tremendous job of getting them to play together. I don t think they were picked last because of their talent, but Josh and his staff have done a tremendous job of maxing out that talent. Georgia Tech is constantly changing defenses. They play every kind of zone there is, and they do a good job of keeping teams from getting into a flow. - Virginia Tech s Buzz Williams Josh [Pastner] has done a nice job with that group with their Princeton kind of offense and mixing up the defenses. - Virginia s Tony Bennett I think Josh Pastner is doing a great job for that team. They started out with a bang, and he has them playing at a very high level. - Wake Forest s Danny Manning Josh Pastner and his staff have done an amazing job. The players have really embraced the schemes, both offensively and defensively. Ben Lammers has got to be seriously considered for most improved player in the league. Josh Heath has done a tremendous job of orchestrating what they are doing at both ends of the floor. Josh Okogie is really something, reminds me of Josh Hart from Villanova the way he plays. Miami head coach Jim Larranaga...You ve got to go back and guard that action because they run it for 25 seconds and they re not shooting jump shots. They re coming at your throat with stuff. So it s physical, it s grinding, it s exhausting. - Notre Dame s Mike Brey on Tech s OFFENSE following Notre Dame win on Feb. 26 StraitJackets Due to its ability to play different defenses and keep opponents off balance, Georgia Tech held most of its ACC opponents below, significantly below in several cases, their scoring averages and field goal shooting percentages in conference play, even in several of its losses. The Jackets continued to do so in its four NIT victories. Only Duke (Jan. 4) and Syracuse (second meeting on March 4) were able to have significant success against the Yellow Jackets array of defenses. Tech ranked No. 6 nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom.com (91.0 points allowed per 100 possessions), and eight ACC teams, as well as Tech s first- GAME COACHES NOTES 5

6 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TECH NOTEBOOK GAME NOTES Tech Highs and Lows Under Josh Pastner Longest winning streak: 4 games ( ) Longest ACC winning streak: 2 games ( ) Longest losing streak: 2 games ( ) Longest ACC losing streak: 2 games ( ) Most points scored in a game: 96 vs. Tusculum, 2/7/17 Most points scored - ACC game: 86 at NC State, 1/15/17 Fewest points scored in a game: 43 vs. Georgia, 12/20/16 Fewest points scored - ACC game: 49 at Virginia, 1/21/17 Most points allowed in a game: 110 at Duke, 1/4/17 Most points allowed - ACC game: 110 at Duke, 1/4/17 Fewest points allowed in a game: 50 vs. Alcorn State, 12/18/16 Fewest points allowed - ACC game: 52 vs. Pittsburgh, 2/28/17 Largest margin of victory: 38 vs. Tusculum (96-58), 2/7/17 Largest margin of victory - ACC game: 22 vs. Florida State (78-56), 1/25/17 Largest margin of victory - road game: 10 (86-76) at NC State, 1/15/17 Largest margin of victory - ACC road game: 10 (86-76) at NC State, 1/15/17 Largest losing margin: 53 (110-57) at Duke, 1/4/17 Largest losing margin - ACC game: 53 at Duke, 1/4/17 Most points allowed in a win: 76 at NC State (86-76), 1/15/17 Most points scored in a loss: 69 at Wake Forest (81-69), 2/4/17; NC State (71-69), 2/21/17 Fewest points scored in a win: 59 vs. North Carolina A&T (59-52), 12/28/16 Fewest points allowed in a loss: 60 vs. Georgia, 12/20/16 Largest deficit overcome to win a game: 15 vs. Boston College (7:03-1st), 2/11/17 Largest 2nd-half deficit overcome to win a game: 8 vs. Boston College (17:39), 2/11/17 Largest deficit overcome to win a road game: 5 (13:55-1st) at NC State, 1/15/17 Largest lead given up in a loss: 8 (13:10-1st) at Virginia Tech, 1/18/17 Largest 2nd-half lead given up in a loss: 5 (16:24-2nd) vs. Ohio, 11/18/16 Highest FG pct.: 56.3 (36-64) vs. Tusculum, 2/7/17 Highest FG pct. - ACC game: 49.2 (31-63) at NC State, 1/15/17 Lowest FG pct.: 33.3 (22-66) vs. Ohio, 11/18/16 Lowest FG pct. - ACC game: 34.0 (17-50) vs. Louisville, 1/7/17 Highest 3-pt pct.: 62.5 (10-16) at NC State, 1/15/17 Highest 3-pt pct. - ACC game: 62.5 (10-16) at NC State, 1/15/17 Most 3-pt FG: 10 at NC State, 1/15/17, vs. Tusculum, 2/7/17 Most 3-pt FG - ACC game: 10 at NC State, 1/15/17 Lowest 3-pt pct.: 12.5 (1-8) vs. Louisville, 1/7/17 Lowest 3-pt pct. - ACC game: 12.5 (1-8) vs. Louisville, 1/7/17 Highest FG pct. allowed: 55.7 (39-70) at Duke, 1/4/17 Highest FG pct. allowed - ACC game: 55.7 (39-70) at Duke, 1/4/17 Lowest FG pct. allowed: 28.2 (20-71) vs. Florida State, 1/25/17 Lowest FG pct. allowed - ACC game: 28.2 (20-71) vs. Florida State, 1/25/17 Highest 3-pt pct. allowed: 56.3 (9-16) vs. Louisville, 1/7/17 Highest 3-pt pct. allowed - ACC game: 56.3 (9-16) vs. Louisville, 1/7/17 Lowest 3-pt pct. allowed: 19.0 (5-26) vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/11/16 Lowest 3-pt pct. allowed - ACC game: 19.2 (5-26) vs. North Carolina, 12/31/16 Most free throws made: 28 vs. North Carolina, 12/31/16 Most free throws attempted: 36 vs. Sam Houston State, 11/22/16 Fewest free throws made: 2 at Miami, 2/15/17 Most assists: 25 vs. Tusculum, 2/7/17 Fewest assists: 7 at Notre Dame, 2/26/17 Most turnovers: 20 at VCU, 12/7/16 Fewest turnovers: 7 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/7/17, CSU Bakersfield, 3/28/17 Most blocked shots: 16 vs. Southern, 11/14/16 (Tech record) Most steals: 15 vs. North Carolina, 12/31/16 round NIT foe, Indiana, ranked among the nation s top 30 most efficient offensive teams. Tech had not ranked that high in KenPom s adjusted defensive efficiency since 2005 (fifth). The Yellow Jackets 2004 NCAA runner-up team ranked No. 4. Tech also ranked 20th nationally, according to KenPom.com, in effective defensive field goal percentage, and 27th in fewest free throw attempts as a percentage of field goals attempted. The Jackets also ranked 14th nationally in lowest two-point field goal percentage yield (43.9 pct.). Tech accomplished this while ranking 23rd in fewest personal fouls per game. Tech ranked fourth in the conference in scoring defense (66.8 ppg) and No. 1 in field goal percentage defense (39.8 pct.). The Jackets also ranked No. 2 in the ACC in defensive rebounds per game. Opponent PPG vs. GT FG% vs. GT North Carolina 83.5 (1) (4) 33.3 Duke 80.1 (4) (2) 55.7 Louisville 76.7 (5) (5) 38.3 Clemson 72.1 (11) (10) 36.7 NC State 74.6 (9) (7) 40.6 Virginia Tech 74.9 (8) (1) 40.0 Virginia 65.2 (15) (12) 45.8 Florida State 81.1 (2) (3) 28.2 Notre Dame 75.1 (8) (13) 40.4 Clemson 72.1 (11) (10) 44.4 Wake Forest 80.7 (3) (8) 46.4 Boston College 72.3 (10) (13) 32.8 Miami 69.2 (13) (11) 55.3 Syracuse 75.8 (7) (6) 35.7 NC State 74.6 (9) (7) 42.9 Notre Dame 75.1 (8) (13) 35.1 Pittsburgh 69.8 (12) (15) 37.7 Syracuse 76.1 (6) (8) 54.7 Pittsburgh 67.2 (13) (15) 38.9 Indiana Belmont Ole Miss CSU Bakersfield Assisted Living Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner preached and prodded his Yellow Jackets on ball and player movement from the first time he got his team on the practice court in April. His primary measuring stick on how well the Jackets perform is their ratio of assists to made field goals. The results this season were remarkable. The Yellow Jackets ranked 13th nationally, according to KenPom.com, in highest percentage of assists to made field goals at 62.6 percent, the team s highest rate since the season. Tech s number was 63.2 percent in ACC games. The national average for that statistic is 52.4 percent. Only in five games did Tech not meet or exceed that figure. Since assist statistics have been kept at Georgia Tech (dating back to ), only seven Tech teams posted a better season rate Double-Doubles in Date/Opponent Player Pts Reb 11/14 vs. Southern Ben Lammers /18 vs. Ohio Ben Lammers /22 vs. Sam Houston St. Quinton Stephens /26 vs. Tulane Ben Lammers /26 vs. Tulane Quinton Stephens /29 vs. Penn State Ben Lammers /29 vs. Penn State Quinton Stephens /3 at Penn State Ben Lammers /18 vs. Alcorn State Ben Lammers /31 vs. North Carolina Ben Lammers /12 vs. Clemson Ben Lammers /15 at NC State Ben Lammers /15 at NC State Josh Heath 10 10* 1/18 at Virginia Tech Quinton Stephens /25 vs. Florida State Josh Okogie /25 vs. Florida State Ben Lammers /28 vs. Notre Dame Ben Lammers /4 at Wake Forest Quinton Stephens /11 vs. Boston College Ben Lammers /11 vs. Boston College Josh Okogie /21 vs. NC State Quinton Stephens /26 at Notre Dame Ben Lammers /26 at Notre Dame Josh Okogie /7 vs. Pittsburgh Quinton Stephens /14 vs. Indiana Ben Lammers /19 vs. Belmont Ben Lammers /28 vs. CSU Bakersfield Ben Lammers *assists instead of rebounds 10+ Points off the Bench Date/Opponent Player Pts 11/14 vs. Southern Tadric Jackson 20 11/18 vs. Ohio Tadric Jackson 17 11/22 vs. Sam Houston State Tadric Jackson 15 12/3 at Tennessee Christian Matthews 14 12/7 at VCU Tadric Jackson 24 12/18 vs. Alcorn State Tadric Jackson 14 12/22 vs. Wofford Josh Heath 12 12/28 vs. North Carolina A&T Kellen McCormick 12 12/31 vs. North Carolina Josh Heath 15 1/12 vs. Clemson Tadric Jackson 10 1/15 at NC State Tadric Jackson 13 1/28 vs. Notre Dame Tadric Jackson 25 2/1 at Clemson Tadric Jackson 12 2/7 vs. Tusculum Tadric Jackson 10 2/7 vs. Tusculum Christian Matthews 12 2/11 vs. Boston College Tadric Jackson 29 2/19 vs. Syracuse Tadric Jackson 20 2/21 vs. NC State Tadric Jackson 17 2/26 at Notre Dame Tadric Jackson 20 3/4 at Syracuse Tadric Jackson 11 3/14 vs. Indiana Tadric Jackson 19 3/19 vs. Belmont Tadric Jackson 12 3/28 vs. CSU Bakersfield Tadric Jackson 12 3/30 vs. TCU Tadric Jackson 19 Tech s Block Party Ben Lammers, with 125 blocked shots in 37 games (No. 3 in the nation), was not alone in his ability to defend the rim for Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets swatted away a school-record 221 shots, a 5.97 average which led the ACC and ranked No. 4 in the nation. Tech surpassed the Tech team, led by Alvin Jones Tech record 141 blocks, which rejected 209 shots. Freshman Josh Okogie and Quinton Stephens each had 27 blocked shots, and Abdoulaye Gueye had 12. It may signal a trend for the Yellow Jackets. Only one of Josh Pastner s Memphis teams ranked lower than 21st nationally in blocked shots in seven years, and two of them 6

7 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL TECH NOTEBOOK McCamish Pavilion 411 Name: McCamish Pavilion (mc-came-ish), named for Atlanta insurance executive Hank McCamish who gave the lead gift for the facility Capacity: approximately 8,600 (6935 court level, 1665 balcony level) Cost: $50 million Contractor: Whiting-Turner Architect: Populous Cremins Court: the court remains named for the former Tech head coach Alexander Courtyard: located at the Fowler Street entrance, honors the former Tech director of athletics and the history of the former Tech home arena named for him Grand entrance: 10th and Fowler Streets, foyer includes graphic representations of retired jerseys and Tech s two Final Four appearances Other entrances: West entrance off Fowler Street (students and media), East entrance from main arena parking (for club patrons) Features: center-hung scoreboard and video boards, mezzanine fascia ribbon boards, theatrical lighting, primarily chairback seating, club area Facts and Dates 2,500 cubic yards of concrete removed 3,000 cubic yards of concrete installed 500 tons of new steel installed Over 1 mile of new railing installed 20,000 gallons of paint used 2,000 feet of new mechanical piping 2,500 feet of new ductwork $4M in new audio-visual and scoreboards 50 TV s throughout the concourse and Callaway Club Farthest distance material has traveled to get on site: 4,835 miles Shortest distance material has traveled to get on site: 1 mile Number of Tech alumni involved in the project: over 100 Number of days construction took: 520 Number of 1950 s old style Coke bottles found while installing the underground foundations: 11 Number of new staircases: 13 Number of new sports lights for the competition floor: Over degree court view from concourse Groundbreaking: May 5, 2011 Opening: October, 2012 First public event: Oct. 21, Jacket Jam (men s and women s scrimmages) First men s game: Nov. 9, 2012 vs. Tulane Head coaches: Brian Gregory of Georgia Tech, Ed Conroy of Tulane Officiating crew: Karl Hess, Gary Maxwell, Raymond Styons TV announce crew: Tom Werme, Cory Alexander (ACC Network) First Tech points: Marcus Georges-Hunt (2 FT, 18:13, 1st half) First basket: Tulane s Josh Davis (18:44, 1st half) Attendance: 8,600 (sellout) First women s game: Nov. 11, 2012 vs. Tennessee Tech played 55 seasons in Alexander Memorial Coliseum, compiling a record of (.741). Miami was the last team to play Tech there, a game Tech won, and was the first ACC team to play in McCamish Pavilion, which Miami won. For the season, Tech played its home games at Philips Arena and the Arena at Gwinnett. ranked fourth (6.4 per game each). Tech blocked a program-record 16 shots against Southern, and blocked 10 each against NC State and Virginia Tech for its high in an ACC game. Extended Mileage Preseason research by one ESPN writer that Georgia Tech was the least experienced team in the nation. According to KenPom, Tech ranked No. 310 in the nation in minutes continuity, a percentage of a team s minutes that are played by the same player from last season to this season (33 percent for Tech). Playing time for these five returning letterwinners has drastically escalated to fill the void created by the loss of five seniors from last year s team. Some of those numbers rose in ACC play. Ben Lammers and Quinton Stephens have averaged 36-plus minutes in ACC games, each playing 40 minutes in seven games combined. Tech played its reserves an average of just 46 minutes in conference games (22.9 percent of total minutes) and just 41.6 average minutes in the NIT (20.8 percent). Player Career MPG This Season Abdoulaye Gueye Josh Heath Corey Heyward Tadric Jackson Ben Lammers Quinton Stephens Tech Picks Up the Scoring Pace Georgia Tech managed to win eight ACC games last year and reach the postseason despite ranking 14th in the ACC in scoring, 15th in field goal percentage and three-point percentage, and 14th in free throw percentage. The Jackets finished the season No. 267 in adjusted offensive efficiency, according to KenPom.com. Maybe indicating that unfamiliarity breeds success, Tech averaged 70.4 points, shot 45 percent from the floor and 34.6 percent from three-point range in its five NIT games. The Jackets also assisted on 89 of their 126 made field goals (70.6 percent) and turned the ball over just 11 times per game. Tech also got to the free throw line more frequently, scoring 14.6 points per game there (compared to 13.7 for the season overall), and connected on 69.5 percent of its attempts (68.3 percent season). Third Time Not the Charm Georgia Tech s first-round victory over Indiana kept intact a distinction for head coach Josh Pastner that is a personal point of pride, and a measure of consistent success. Pastner has never lost three straight games in eight seasons as a head coach, never in seven years at Memphis and not in his first season at Georgia Tech. Only one other power conference head coach and program can make that claim over the last eight seasons, and that is John Calipari and Kentucky. Seven ACC teams have lost three in a row this season. Tom Izzo and Michigan State lost three straight this season. Roy Williams and North Carolina lost three straight in Kansas and Villanova lost three in a row in That Tech has been able to avoid a three-game skid this season is remarkable; the Yellow Jackets have lost two in a row on six occasions. The most improbable victories that stopped those streaks from continuing were a win Dec. 7 at VCU on Dec. 7, the Rams only home loss this season, Jan. 25 at home vs. No. 6-ranked Florida State, a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and Tuesday s win over Indiana, a No. 3 seed in the NIT. Most Points by a Freshman Kenny Anderson** ( ) games Stephon Marbury** ( ) games Josh Okogie ( ) games Mark Price** ( ) games Top Freshman Seasons (ppg) Kenny Anderson** ( ) 20.6 Mark Price** ( ) 20.3 Stephon Marbury** ( ) 18.9 Dion Glover ( ) 18.4 Josh Okogie ( ) 16.1 Chris Bosh** ( ) 15.6 Dennis Scott** ( ) 15.5 Bruce Dalrymple** ( ) 13.6 Glen Rice, Jr. ( ) 13.3 Javaris Crittenton ( ) 14.4 Thaddeus Young ( ) 14.4 Derrick Favors** ( ) 12.4 Travis Best ( ) 12.3 Tom Hammonds** ( ) 12.2 Matt Harpring ( ) 12.1 John Salley ( ) 11.5 Tony Akins ( ) 11.3 **ACC Rookie of the Year Freshman Scoring Leaders Tech freshmen who have led the Yellow Jackets in scoring for the season Josh Okogie (16.1) Marcus Georges-Hunt (10.8), Robert Carter, Jr. (9.9) Javaris Crittenton (14.4), Thaddeus Young (14.4) Chris Bosh (15.6) Stephon Marbury (18.9) Mark Price (20.3*), John Salley (11.5) Jim Wood (11.1) *led ACC Win D7 at VCU J12 vs. Clemson J25 vs. Florida State F7 vs. Tusculum F28 vs. Pittsburgh M14 vs. Indiana Followed losses to Penn State and Tennessee on the road at Duke and Louisville at home at Virginia Tech and Virginia at Clemson and Wake Forest NC State at home and at Notre Dame at Syracuse and Pitt (ACC Tournament) The Laminator is Everywhere Ben Lammers came a long way from being a dependable reserve post player for Georgia Tech, his role as a sophomore, to being one of the best big men in the country in , one who exerted a major influence on both ends of the floor in every game. He became only the fourth Tech center to earn All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors when he was named second-team All-ACC, and he was also voted the ACC s Defensive Player of the Year. After playing all 36 games in in relief of seniors Charles Mitchell and Nick Jacobs, the 6-10 junior flourished in the Yellow Jackets four-out, one-in system, piling up 16 doubledoubles and 31 double-digit scoring efforts in He came up short of double digits in points just six times. He posted a double-double in six of Tech s eight ACC wins and recorded three in the NIT. GAME COACHES NOTES 7

8 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TECH NOTEBOOK GAME NOTES Media Guidelines Georgia Tech s practices are generally closed to the public and the media, but coaches and players are available during the hour prior to practices most non-game days. Notices will be distributed weekly to confirm the schedule. TV stations are allowed to shoot B-roll during the first 15 minutes of those practices. Media are asked to notify Mike Stamus the day before of their need to attend and to make specific student-athlete requests. Interview requests with student-athletes that need to be conducted at other times must be made through the Georgia Tech communications office at least 24 hours in advance. These interviews will be conducted at a time and place convenient to the student-athletes availability and class schedule. Media are asked not to contact student-athletes directly either by phone, , text or social media. They are instructed not to respond. Every effort will be made to make them available. Interviewing Coach Pastner Media wishing to speak with Coach Pastner either before a practice or at other times must notify Mike Stamus in the communications office in advance to make or confirm arrangements. He also is available each Monday on the ACC Teleconference (10:40 a.m.) beginning January 8. Post-Game Protocol Both head coaches will hold a post-game press conference in the designated interview room (Shah Media Room at McCamish Pavilion). Student-athletes requested by the media will be brought to the interview room following the coaches press conferences, when the team is at home, outside the team s locker room when the team is on the road. Josh Pastner Radio Show Head coach Josh Pastner s weekly radio show airs each Monday from 7-8 p.m. live on 680 the Fan and 93.7 FM, beginning Dec. 4. ACC Coaches Weekly Teleconference The 15 ACC head basketball coaches will be featured on nine Monday teleconferences during the season, beginning on Monday, January 8, 2018, and continuing through February 26. Each coach will have 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. There will be an instant replay of each teleconference on the Conference s internet site TheACC. com each Monday afternoon. Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner will be on the teleconference at 10:40 a.m. each week. Coaches that play on Monday in January and February are not required to participate in that day s call. The teleconference schedule for each Monday will adjust somewhat for the head coaches whose teams do not play that Monday night. Contact the ACC media relations office at for the call-in number and for questions on the schedule. He scored 20 or more points in five ACC games, four of them were Tech wins. Lammers finished the season as the nation s No. 3 shot blocker, averaging 3.38 per game. He also was the ACC s fourth-leading rebounder (9.2 per game), ranked 22nd in the ACC in scoring average (14.2 points per game) and No. 5 in field goal percentage (51.6 pct.). His jump of 10.6 points per game in his scoring average over last season was the third-best in the ACC behind John Collins of Wake Forest and Matt Farrell of Notre Dame (11.7). But he also tripled his career rebound average entering the season, tripled his average minutes played and doubled his career number in blocked shots. A triple threat, Lammers also passes the ball very well, accumulating more than two assists per game (78 assists to 64 turnovers). The player who averaged less than 15 minutes per game last year averaged 35.4 overall, 36.6 minutes in ACC games, including five 40-minute games. He ranked No. 4 in the ACC in that category. Assistant coach Eric Reveno on Lammers - He s a deceiving athlete: long, moves well, runs the floor well. From a coaching perspective, the thing that you see right away from Ben is that he s got a very good feel for the game. You see it in his passes, finding open guys... and he s got a very good shooting touch. Those two things might be the hardest to teach. He s good at those things. From a coaching perspective, you get excited right away. Josh 1.0 Freshman Josh Okogie put together the kind of season that rivaled some of the best freshmen in Georgia Tech history. The 6-4 guard became the seventh Tech freshman in program history to lead the Yellow Jackets in scoring, posting the sixth-best scoring average (16.1 ppg) for a freshman in program history, and the highest since Dion Glover (18.4 ppg) in Okogie accumulated 596 points over 37 games. Only two other freshmen in Tech history - Kenny Anderson (722), Stephon Marbury (679) scored more. He passed Mark Price (568 in ) against CSU Bakersfield. The Snellville, Ga., product won ACC Rookie of the Week honors four times, including three times in ACC play - after scoring 26 points to lead Tech over No. 9 North Carolina, after scoring 27 in a victory at NC State, and again after he rang up 35 with 14 rebounds in the Jackets victory over No. 6 Florida State. He also earned the honor after 38-point outburst Nov. 26 against Tulane, which was a record for a Tech freshman. In the last 20 years, only two other Georgia Tech players have tossed up a 35-point game (B.J. Elder 36 vs. Clemson in 2004, Will Bynum 35 vs. North Carolina in 2005). He posted five games of 20-plus in ACC action (also 23 at Wake Forest and 25 in the Jackets second meeting vs. NC State). He reached double figures in every ACC game but one. Okogie ranked 11th in the conference in scoring average vs. ACC teams (17.1 ppg) during regular-season play, and he connected on 48.1 percent of his shots from the floor, 42.9 percent from three-point range and 74.0 percent from the foul line. He averaged 5.8 rebounds in ACC games. He got to the free throw line a team-high 241 times, tied for the second-most in Tech history, and his 180 free throws made tied for third-most. He ranked third in the ACC in free throw attempts per game at 6.5, and got to the line an average of 6.8 times in ACC games. More on Okogie s FSU Game Okogie s 35 points were two shy of Tech s record of 37 in an ACC game by Dennis Scott vs. North Carolina in It was the most points for a Tech player in an ACC game since Will Bynum racked up 35 against the same Tar Heels in a 2005 ACC Tournament game. Most Double-Doubles in a Season - ACC Era Malcolm Mackey ( ) 17 Malcolm Mackey ( ) 16 Matt Harpring ( ) 16 Charles Mitchell ( ) 16 Ben Lammers ( ) 16 Gani Lawal ( ) 15 Malcolm Mackey ( ) 13 Chris Bosh ( ) 13 Jason Collier ( ) 12 Matt Harpring ( ) 11 Alvin Jones ( ) 11 Derrick Favors ( ) 11 Alvin Jones ( ) 10 Season Double-Doubles Since 1953, eight Georgia Tech players have averaged double figures in points and rebounds for an entire season. Player Year PPG RPG Alvin Jones Malcolm Mackey Malcolm Mackey Rich Yunkus Rich Yunkus Rich Yunkus Jim Caldwell Jim Caldwell Jim Caldwell Dave Denton Lenny Cohen Dick Lenholt Pete Silas Okogie became the third Georgia Tech freshman to score 30 or more points in multiple games. Mark Price did it twice in , and Kenny Anderson did it four times in Okogie became the first ACC player with 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a game since A.D. Vassallo (Virginia Tech - March, 2009) Okogie was the first player to deliver 35 points and 14 rebounds in a game vs. Division I competition this season. He is only the second ACC player to do it since the start of (Brice Johnson 39 and 23 at FSU on 1/4/2016). Okogie Goes for 38 vs. Tulane Josh Okogie set a Georgia Tech freshman record for points in a game with his 38 on Nov. 26 against Tulane. He hit 12 of 20 shots from the floor and 13 of 18 from the free throw line (more than Tulane s entire team, 12 of 17). It is the most points scored by an ACC player in a game this season. He eclipsed the previous Tech freshman mark of 33 by Mark Price against Virginia on March 12, 1983 (ACC Tournament) and Dion Glover against Seton Hall on March 11, 1998 (NIT). It was the fourth-most points scored by a freshman in ACC history and the most since the 2013 ACC Tournament, when Boston College s Olivier Hanlan scored 41 (the ACC freshman record) against Georgia Tech. There have been two other 40-point games by freshmen in ACC history - Harrison Barnes of North Carolina in 2011 and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina in Okogie s 38 points were the most by any Tech player 8

9 TECH NOTEBOOK GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL Tech Alumni in the NBA Player Team Derrick Favors Utah Jazz Marcus Georges-Hunt Minnesota Timberwolves Jarrett Jack New York Knicks Iman Shumpert Cleveland Cavaliers Thaddeus Young Indiana Pacers Tech Alumni Elsewhere Alade Aminu Hapoel Eilat (Israel) Tony Akins Jeonju KCC Egis (South Korea) Chris Bosh NBA free agent Will Bynum Windy City (NBA G-League) Demarco Cox Challans (France) Mouhammad Faye Promitheas Patras (Greece) Trae Golden Chieti (Italy) Kammeon Holsey Kauhajoki (Finland) Nick Jacobs Hapoel Migdal Haemek (Isreal) Gani Lawal Pallacanestro Cantu (Italy) Stephon Marbury Beijing Ducks (China) Anthony McHenry Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa (Japan) Daniel Miller Levanga Hokkaido (Japan) Charles Mitchell Dukes UDB (Netherlands) Anthony Morrow NBA free agent Zachery Peacock JL Bourg Basket (France) Glen Rice, Jr. Obregon (Mexico) Robert Sampson Mornar Bar (Montenegro) Jeremis Smith Aguada (Uruguay) Quinton Stephens Turin (Italy) Former Tech Players in Coaching Player (at Tech) Current Position Ty Anderson ( ) *South Gwinnett HS Rod Balanis ( ) #Notre Dame B.J. Elder ( ) *Clarkston HS Shaun Fein ( ) #Maine (NBA D-League) Dion Glover ( )#Grand Rapids (NBA G-League) Darryl LaBarrie ( ) #Georgia Tech Pierre Jordan ( ) #Tennessee State Winston Neal ( ) *Columbia State (Tenn.) Kyle Perry ( ) *USC Upstate Mark Price ( ) *UNC Charlotte Fred Vinson ( ) #New Orleans Pelicans Mfon Udofia #Delaware (NBA G-League) Former Tech Coaches in Coaching Coach (at Tech) Current Position Perry Clark ( ) #South Carolina Sherman Dillard ( ) #Iowa Chad Dollar ( ) #South Florida Brian Gregory ( ) *South Florida Tom Herrion ( ) #South Florida Darryl LaBarrie ( ) #Georgia Tech Robert McCullum ( ) *Florida A&M Mark Price ( ) *UNC Charlotte Billy Schmidt ( ) +OKC Thunder Cliff Warren ( ) +Maryland Charlton Young ( ) #Florida State Peter Zaharis ( ) #Emory *head coach; #assistant coach; +other staff since Kenny Anderson scored 42 vs. Howard on Jan. 2, 1991, and tied for the seventh-highest single-game scoring total in program history. Okogie became the fifth different Tech freshman to score 30 points in a game (Kenny Anderson did it four times, Mark Price did it twice, Dion Glover and Thaddeus Young did it once each). Okogie scored 14 straight points for Tech bridging intermission, including the last six points of the first half and the first eight of the second half. His spree helped Tech extend its lead from to Action Jackson When Tadric Jackson is healthy and playing well, he makes a difference for the Georgia Tech with his ability to penetrate, handle the ball and score in traffic. In Tech s offensive schemes, Jackson has been a scoring threat as a shooter, as a driver and by posting up inside. The 6-2 junior became one of the top reserves in program history, averaging 12.1 points while connecting on 44.6 percent of his shots from the floor, and 32.5 percent from three-point range, both well above his career norms of 32.2 percent overall and 21.9 percent from distance. He became the fourth reserve in Tech history to average in double figures, and posted the highest scoring average by a Tech reserve since Glen Rice, Jr. (13.0 ppg) in Jackson scored 20 or more points four times in Tech s last 16 games of the season, three of them victories. He set career highs twice with 25 points against Notre Dame and 29 against Boston College, then hit for 20 against Syracause and Tech s second meeting vs. Notre Dame. He authored two of the top six bench performances by ACC players. In Tech s NIT opener against Indiana, Jackson scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half, hitting 5-of-10 shots from the floor while registering all three of his assists and steals to help Tech pull away after Indiana had rallied to lead in three occasions early in the second period. Against Notre Dame, seven of his points came in a 15-2 first-half run that brought the Yellow Jackets back from a 10-point deficit. He grabbed two rebounds and three assists, including the rebound of Notre Dame s last-possesion miss and the throw-ahead to Josh Okogie for his game-winning layup. Against Boston College, he finished off a 7-0 run to end the first half with a pair of layups, then scored 20 of his 29 in the second half as the Yellow Jackets erased an eight-point deficit to win by 11. Against Syracuse, he scored 15 of his 20 in the second half on 6-of-9 shooting, helping Tech rally from a threepoint deficit to a 13-point lead. He drained a long three-pointer at the first-half horn and scored Tech s first bucket of the second half, scoring seven points in a 20-5 spurt. Tech All-Time vs. the ACC In Tech s first meeting with Clemson, made two key threes, grabbed four rebounds and scored 10 points as Tech pulled away in the second half. He was on the floor for the final 17 minutes at NC State, scoring eight points in a run that broke a 47-all tie and put the Jackets ahead by 11 with under nine minutes remaining. Jackson scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half of Tech s win at VCU and buried a big three-pointer in overtime. He finished 9-of-18 from the floor, hit a pair of threes and did not turn the ball over in 31 minutes. In Tech s final non-conference game against North Carolina A&T, he scored 11 of his 12 points in the second half, including seven of the nine straight points Tech scored to erase a deficit in the final 4:44. Pastner s Winning Staff Head coach Josh Pastner and all three assistant coaches played major conference Division I basketball - Eric Reveno at Stanford ( ), Tavaras Hardy at Northwestern ( ), Darryl LaBarrie at Georgia Tech and Pastner at Arizona ( ). Tech s coaching staff has participated in 32 NCAA Tournaments collectively - Reveno has been involved in eight NCAA Tournaments as a coach and one as a player; Hardy in three as a coach; LaBarrie in two as a coach and one as a player; and Pastner in 13 as a coach and four as a player. Pastner hired two former Georgia Tech players - assistant coach LaBarrie, who played three years under Bobby Cremins and Paul Hewitt ( ) and was an assistant coach for two years under Hewitt ( ), and director of player personnel Mario West, a non-scholarship player under Hewitt ( ) who played two years in the NBA. Only two members of Pastner s staff at Memphis, director of recruiting and compliance Julian Swartz and director of scouting Tyler Benson, followed him to Georgia Tech. All three assistant coaches are new to Pastner s staff. Five Tech Alumni on NBA Rosters Since 1982, Georgia Tech has produced 18 first-round NBA draft picks and 45 draft picks overall. A total of 38 Georgia Tech alumni have played in the NBA. Five former Georgia Tech basketball stars were on NBA rosters when the season began. Marcus Georges-Hunt, a 2016 graduate, made the opening roster for the Minnesota Timberwolves after seeing limited action late last season with the Orlando Magic. Iman Shumpert, a six-year NBA veteran, is in his third full season in Cleveland after helping the Cavaliers win the NBA championship in Thaddeus Young, in his 11th season, is in his second season with the Indiana Pacers after two years in Brooklyn. Derrick Favors has emerged as a key figure in his seventh Opponent Overall in ACC Tourney In McCamish Pavilion In Opponent Current Venue Current Streak Boston College Won 2 Clemson Lost 1 Duke Lost 10 Florida State Won 2 Louisville Lost 6 Miami Lost 2 North Carolina Won 1 NC State Lost 1 Notre Dame Lost 1 Pittsburgh Lost 1 Syracuse Lost 1 Virginia Lost 2 Virginia Tech Lost 3 Wake Forest Lost 1 GAME COACHES NOTES 9

10 TECH NOTEBOOK GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME NOTES season in Utah. Jarrett Jack, a 13-year NBA veteran who suffered a knee injury two season ago while with Brooklyn, played only briefly with the New Orleans Pelicans late last season and is now with the New York Knicks. Arts and Letters Beginning with Moe Miller and Lance Storrs in the summer of 2011, every four-year senior in the Georgia Tech program has graduated. Derek Craig and Nick Foreman received their Tech degrees in 2012, as did the 2013 senior class of Mfon Udofia, who finished his business administation degree work in the summer, and Pierre Jordan, who completed his Masters degree requirements in building construction in the spring. Brandon Reed graduated in the summer with his management degree before transferring back to Arkansas State to play his final year of basketball. All three of Tech s four-year seniors in Kammeon Holsey, Daniel Miller and Jason Morris - graduated that spring. Robert Sampson, the Jackets only undergraduate scholarship senior in , graduated in the spring. From the squad, Marcus Georges-Hunt walked the stage at commencement in May, accomplishing the rare feat of graduating in four years. Point guard Travis Jorgenson, who elected not to use his final year of eligiblity, will receive his degree in December. From the team, Josh Heath, Corey Heyward (fifth-year because of an injury redshirt in ) and Quinton Stephens all graduated in May of 2017, while Rand Rowland finished his requirements and received his degree in December of Georges-Hunt and current junior Tadric Jackson have made the Academic All-ACC team twice, and the Yellow Jackets have had at least one player named to that team since it was instituted for the season. Tech s men s basketball team has recored the highest Academic Progress Report scores the last four years since the NCAA began tracking academic performance in The Jackets scored a perfect team single year APR score of 1000 three straight years from Welcome to The Hank Georgia Tech has played five seasons in McCamish Pavilion, which was for all intents and purposes, brand new when it opened for the season. The only physical elements of McCamish Pavilion that remain from the venerable Alexander Memorial Coliseum are the roof, which was re-covered, and the 32 steel ribs that support it. The capacity of McCamish Pavilion is 8,600, including 1,665 seats in the new balcony level and 6,935 seats in the lower seating bowl. There are no suites, but there is a premium club area that seats 500. Alexander Memorial Coliseum seated 9,191 spectators in its final configuration. The most impressive features of McCamish Pavilion are its grand entrance, which fronts 10th and Fowler Streets, the ability for patrons to view the court from the main concourse all the way around, and the theatrical lighting system, which concentrates light on the court while leaving the seating areas dark, modeled after the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Madison Square Garden in New York. Tech played 55 seasons in Alexander Memorial Coliseum, compiling a record of (.741). Miami was the last team to play Tech in Alexander Memorial Coliseum, a game Tech won, and was the first ACC team to play in McCamish Pavilion on Jan. 5, which Miami won. For the season, Tech played its home games at Philips Arena and the Arena at Gwinnett. Tech s NCAA Tournament History Georgia Tech played in the NCAA Tournament five times in 11 seasons under head coach Paul Hewitt and has played in the event 16 times in its history. Fifteen of those appearances have occurred from 1985 to the present. Tech has a record of in NCAA Tournament play, highlighted by its 2004 trip to the NCAA title game as well as a Final Four berth in The Yellow Jackets have reached the NCAA Sweet 16 seven times (1960, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2004). The 2004 and 2005 appearances were the Yellow Jackets first back-to-back appearances since Bobby Cremins led the Institute to the Big Dance nine straight years from Georgia Tech has won at least one game in 11 of its 16 NCAA Tournament appearances. Tech s ACC Tournament History Georgia Tech has played in 38 ACC Tournaments, and has a all-time record in the event. The Yellow Jackets have won three championships, in 1985 (Atlanta), 1990 (Charlotte) and 1993 (Charlotte). Tech has been a runner-up four times (1986, 1996, 2005, 2010). The 1986, 1996 and 2010 runs to the finals occurred in Greensboro. Tech also made the finals in 2005 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Tech was 0-2 in the ACC Tournament under coach Dwane Morrison, under Bobby Cremins (including all three titles), 9-11 under Paul Hewitt (runner-up in 2005 and 2010), 2-5 under Brian Gregory. and 0-1 under Josh Pastner. Head Coach Josh Pastner 2nd season Josh Pastner, who guided Memphis to five post-season berths in seven seasons as the Tigers head coach, was introduced as Georgia Tech s 14th head basketball coach on April 8, 2016, and wasted no time in getting the Yellow Jackets back to the post-season. In his first season at the helm, his Yellow Jacket team defied all pre-season expectations by winning 21 games, including four in the National Invitation Tournament. Tech posted an 8-10 ACC record, which included victories over No. 9 North Carolina, No. 6 Florida State and No. 14 Notre Dame, who all finished among the top four in the ACC regular season. He was named Coach of the Year in the ACC and in NABC District 2. Pastner also was honored at the Most Positive College Coach in Georgia by Positive Athlete Georgia, an organization which promotes the benefits of positivity among young athletes. Implementing a high-energy style of play and creative offensive and defensive schemes, Pastner and his staff guided the Yellow Jackets all the way to the finals of the NIT for the first time in 46 years. Two of his players earned all-atlantic Coast Conference honors; junior center Ben Lammers was named second-team All-ACC and ACC Defensive Player of the Year, while freshman guard Josh Okogie was named to the ACC All-Freshman team. At the same time, Pastner tirelessly promoted the program on campus and throughout the city of Atlanta in an effort to re-create the atmosphere that surrounded the Yellow Jackets throughout the 1980s, 1990s and into the middle of the 2000s. The result was a programrecord 17 home wins at McCamish Pavilion, which sold out three times in the regular season and became a big homecourt advantage for the Jackets during their NIT run. Pastner, who turned 40 in late September, compiled a record over seven seasons as the head coach at Memphis, where the Tigers earned bids to the NCAA Tournament four times. He tied for the 10th most wins for a head coach in his first seven seasons in Division I basketball history, and is the second winningest active coach under the age of 40 in NCAA Division I. He is the 14th head coach in Tech s program history. Despite his young age, Pastner has been involved in basketball at the Division I level for 20 years, as a player and an assistant coach at Arizona, and as an assistant coach and the head coach at Memphis. He has been a part of teams that have won 511 games, played in 17 NCAA Tournaments and 19 total post-season events. Teams he has been involved with have won 12 conference tournament or regular-season championships, advanced to seven Sweet Sixteens, five Elite Eights, two Final Fours and two NCAA championship games. As an NCAA head or assistant coach and an AAU head coach, he has coached nearly 25 NBA draft selections. Pastner s Memphis teams averaged 23.9 wins per season and compiled a conference regular-season record of 82-36, including a conference winning streak of 28 games. The Tigers went 11-4 in Conference USA and American Athletic Conference tournaments, including three championships. He guided Memphis to five post-season berths, the NIT in 2010 and the NCAA Tournament in 2011, 2012, 2013 and Pastner twice won Conference USA Coach of the Year honors (2010, 2013) by various organizations and news media. A native of Kingwood, Texas, Pastner was born in Glen Dale, W.Va. He earned his bachelor s degree in family studies in December of 1998, in just two and a half years, from Arizona and his master s degree in teaching and teacher education from Arizona in December of 1999, all while lettering four years in basketball for the Wildcats under head coach Lute Olson. He married the former Kerri Lamas of Sierra Vista, Ariz., in He has a stepson (Ethan) and three daughters, Payten, Kamryn and Harper. Pastner as a Head Coach Season School Overall Conference Postseason Memphis /2nd NIT second round Memphis /4th NCAA Tournament Memphis /1st NCAA Tournament Memphis /1st NCAA Tournament, round of Memphis /t-3rd NCAA Tournament, round of Memphis /t-5th Memphis /7th Memphis /7th at Memphis 7 years Georgia Tech NIT finals Career 8th year Pastner Resume Head coach, Georgia Tech (2016-present) Head coach, Memphis ( ) - 4 NCAA Tournaments, 1 NIT, 4 Conference USA titles Assistant coach under John Calipari, Memphis ( ) - NCAA Sweet 16, C-USA champions Assistant coach under Lute Olson, Arizona ( ) - 6 NCAA Tourtnaments, 2 Pac-10 titles Basketball staff assistant under Lute Olson, Arizona ( ) - Pac-10 champions in 2002 Played collegiately for Lute Olson, Arizona ( ) - 4 NCAA Tournaments, 1997 National Champions, 2 Pac-10 titles 10

11 ROSTER AT-A-GLANCE GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/College) 0 Justin Moore* G So. San Diego, Calif. (Mission Bay HS) 1 Tadric Jackson*** G Sr. Tifton, Ga. (Tift County HS) 2 Shembari Phillips# G Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Wheeler HS/Tennessee) 3 Evan Cole F Fr. Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS) 4 Brandon Alston G Jr. Vienna, Va. (Herndon HS/Lehigh) 5 Josh Okogie* G So. Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh HS) 10 Jose Alvarado G Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Christ the King HS) 11 Evan Jester F Fr. Riverdale, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) 12 Moses Wright F Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (William G. Enloe HS) 13 Curtis Haywood II G Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Mustang HS/Brewster Academy, N.H.) 23 Jon Brown G Fr. Miami, Fla. (Sports Leadership and Management Academy) 24 Sylvester Ogbonda* F r-so. Port Harcourt, Nigeria (National Christian Academy, Fort Washington, Md.) 32 Avi Schafer C Fr. Osaka, Japan (Brewster Academy, N.H.) 34 Abdoulaye Gueye** F r-jr. Dakar, Senegal (Central Park Christian/Birmingham, Ala.) 44 Ben Lammers*** C Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights HS) 55 Malachi Rice G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/College) 10 Jose Alvarado G Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Christ the King HS) 4 Brandon Alston G Jr. Vienna, Va. (Herndon HS/Lehigh) 23 Jon Brown G Fr. Miami, Fla. (Sports Leadership and Management Academy) 3 Evan Cole F Fr. Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS) 34 Abdoulaye Gueye** F r-jr. Dakar, Senegal (Central Park Christian-Birmingham, Ala.) 13 Curtis Haywood II G Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Mustang HS/Brewster Academy, N.H.) 1 Tadric Jackson*** G Sr. Tifton, Ga. (Tift County HS) 11 Evan Jester F Fr. Riverdale, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) 44 Ben Lammers*** C Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights HS) 0 Justin Moore* G So. San Diego, Calif. (Mission Bay HS) 24 Sylvester Ogbonda* F r-so. Port Harcourt, Nigeria (National Christian Academy, Fort Washington, Md.) 5 Josh Okogie* G So. Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh HS) 2 Shembari Phillips# G Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Wheeler HS/Tennessee) 55 Malachi Rice G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School) 32 Avi Schafer C Fr. Osaka, Japan (Brewster Academy, N.H.) 12 Moses Wright F Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (William G. Enloe HS) *denotes varsity letters earned; #must sit out season due to NCAA transfer rules Head Coach: Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997), 2nd season Assistant Coaches: Tavaras Hardy (Northwestern, 2002), 2nd season Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech, 2001), 4th season Eric Reveno (Stanford, 1989), 2nd season Director of Recruiting and Compliance: Julian Swartz (Carroll College, 2005), 2nd season Director of Player Personnel: Mario West (Georgia Tech, 2007), 2nd season Director of Scouting: Tyler Benson (St. Bonaventure, 2009), 2nd season Athletic Trainer: Richard Stewart (Salisbury, 2005), 11th season Strength Coach: Dan Taylor (Franklin Pierce, 2002), 2nd season Pronunciations Jose Alvarado AL-vuh-ROD-oh Abdoulaye Gueye ahb-doo-lye guhy Tavaras Hardy tuh-var-us Tadric Jackson TODD-rick Darryl LaBarrie luh-barry Sylvester Ogbonda oh-bond-uh Josh Okogie oh-ko-gee (hard G) Shembari Phillips shem-bar-ee Eric Reveno REV-uh-no Malachi Rice MAL-uh-ky Avi Schafer AH-vee BY CLASS Freshmen: Jose Alvarado, Jon Brown, Evan Cole, Curtis Haywood II, Evan Jester, Malachi Rice, Avi Schafer, Moses Wright Sophomores: Justin Moore, Sylvester Ogbonda (r), Josh Okogie Juniors: Brandon Alston, Abdoulaye Gueye (r), Shembari Phillips Seniors: Tadric Jackson, Ben Lammers BY STATE/COUNTRY California: Justin Moore Florida: Jon Brown Georgia: Evan Cole, Tadric Jackson, Evan Jester, Josh Okogie, Shembari Phillips Indiana: Malachi Rice Japan: Avi Schafer New York: Jose Alvarado Nigeria: Sylvester Ogbonda North Carolina: Moses Wright Oklahoma: Curtis Haywood II Senegal: Abdoulaye Gueye Texas: Ben Lammers Virginia: Brandon Alston BY BIRTHDATE January 11, 1996 January 28, 1998 February 27, 1997 March 5, 1999 March 6, 1999 March 21, 1997 April 12, 1998 May 10, 1995 May 11, 1999 July 10, 1998 September 1, 1998 September 24, 1997 October 26, 1994 November 12, 1995 November 24, 1994 December 23, 1998 Sylvester Ogbonda Avi Schafer Justin Moore Evan Jester Malachi Rice Shembari Phillips Jose Alvarado Brandon Alston Evan Cole Jon Brown Josh Okogie Curtis Haywood II Tadric Jackson Ben Lammers Abdoulaye Gueye Moses Wright BY MAJOR Economics: Brandon Alston (Masters), Malachi Rice Business Administration: Jon Brown, Evan Cole, Abdoulaye Gueye, Curtis Haywood II, Tadric Jackson, Evan Jester, Sylvester Ogbonda, Josh Okogie, Moses Wright History, Science & Technology: Shembari Phillips Literature, Media & Communication: Jose Alvarado Mechanical Engineering: Ben Lammers Physics: Avi Schafer Psychology: Justin Moore BY HEIGHT 6-0 Jose Alvarado, Malachi Rice 6-2 Tadric Jackson 6-3 Shembari Phillips 6-4 Justin Moore, Josh Okogie 6-5 Brandon Alston, Jon Brown, Curtis Haywood II 6-6 Evan Jester 6-8 Avi Schafer 6-9 Evan Cole, Abdoulaye Gueye, Moses Wright 6-10 Ben Lammers, Sylvester Ogbonda GAME COACHES NOTES 11

12 RADIO/TV ROSTER GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Brandon Alston G 6-5 Jr. (Grad.) Jose Jon Evan Abdoulaye Curtis 4 Alvarado 10 Brown 23 Cole 3 Gueye 34 Haywood II 13 G 6-0 Fr. G 6-5 Fr. F 6-9 Fr. F 6-9 r-jr. G 6-5 Fr. Tadric Jackson G 6-2 Sr. Evan Ben Justin Sylvester Josh 1 Jester 11 Lammers 44 Moore 0 Ogbonda 24 Okogie 5 F 6-6 Fr. C 6-10 Sr. G 6-4 So. F 6-10 r-so. G 6-4 So. GAME NOTES Shembari Phillips G 6-3 Jr. Malachi Avi Moses 2 Rice 55 Schafer 32 Wright 12 G 6-0 Fr. C 6-8 Fr. F 6-9 Fr. Josh Pastner Head Coach Tavaras Hardy Assistant Coach Darryl LaBarrie Assistant Coach Eric Reveno Assistant Coach Julian Swartz Director of Recruiting and Compliance Mario West Director of Player Personnel Tyler Benson Director of Scouting 12